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IVOLUME ..-NUMBER 1. BUTTE. MN()TANA, WEI)N1 N .\y MACH 5. 1 PRICE FIVE CENT
IFFGAIN FOR REVOLUTIONARY EUROPE
Wild Den sstrations Attending the First Voyage Are Lacking This Trip
SPENTHUGE
AM OUNT
Last Session Remarkable for
Lack of Accomplishment;
Three Sessions Show Only
Three Phases of Activity.
SESSIONS APPROPRIATE
SIXTY BILION DOLLARS
Wartime Prohibition and
Child Labor Law; Recon
struction and Railroad
Legislation Get Nowhere.
By L. C MARTIN
(United Press St ff Correspondent.)
Washington, March 5.--The Six
ty-fifth congress died yesterday. it
leaves a record of three sessions, two
of them remarkable for their legisla
li\ve accomplishments, and the third
for its lack of accomplishment.
The 66th will )e known in Amer
ican history as the $60,000,000,000
congress. Its three sessions a.ppro
printed approximbtely that amnount.
'this breaks all American records,
and probably all world records for a
i.ingle congress.
The congress was divided into
three sessions, and these marked
1hree distinct phases of activity.
The first was the war making ses
sion. It began April .2; 1911, arid
ended 188 days later, Oct. 6.
The seconl was the war winning
scsston. It was the longest single
session the Amejican congress ever
held, lasting 354' days, from Dec. 3,
1917, to Nov. 21, 191;.
The third wa, the readjustment
session, lasting Irom Dec. 2, 1913,
until yesterday.
The war makirlg session opened
with a declaration of war on Ger
many, passed by the senate April 4,
and by the house April 6, and im
mediately signed by President Wil
son.
There quickly followed a bill pro
viding for $7,000,000,000 bonds to
linance the war and help our allies;
a: bill appropriating money for the
army, the draft )bill, subjecting men
between 21 and p,1 to military serv
(Continued On Page Three.)
SCHEIAEMANN BEING
ASKED FOR RESIGNATION
(Special United. Press Wire.)
Copenhagen, March 5.-Chancel
lotr Scheidemann it being urged by
many majority socialists to resign
front the coalitiol government of the
majority and minority socialists in
order to avert the possible success of
the new revolution, Berlin dispatches
state.
BOLSHEVISM BREAKS
OUT0T LEWISTOWN
Lewistown, March 5.--A new tele
phone company has been organized
by the farmers of the Forest Grove
section to extend a line into the
country. The new concern is cap
italized at $10,00 and expects to
build lines in tlhree directions from
Forest Grove by fall.
ANTI-CGOYINMENT MOVE
SIN GMIY CONINUlES
(Special United Press Wire.)
Copenhagen, March 5.-Anti-gov
ernmdnt movement in Germany con
tinues unabated despite the govern
ment's "nationalization" propaganda,
Berlin dispatches today stated.
MANY SEEKING
MISSING YANKS
(By United Press.)
London, Feb. 20.-(By Mail.)
Fortune tellers are reaping a harvest
at clandestineg eetings of relatives
of nlen still musing as a result of
the war.
Police ale' waging a campaign
against the clairyoyants,
Advertisements seeking informa
tion of missing soldiers total hun
dreja daily.
REVOLUTION MAY
HAVE SUCCEEDED
(Special United Press Wire.)
Copenhagen, March 5. -- The
German national assembly will
dissolve today, according to Wei
mar dispatches. Rioting preceded
a declaration of martial law in
Berlin yesterday. Mobs are dis
arming police and succeeding in
capturing the central police sta
tion. The military governor has
ordered everyone seen in the
streets after 6 o'clock this even
ing shot without warning.
The foregoing dispatch, uncon
firmed from any other source, in
dicates the revolutionists succeed
ed in fording dissolution of the
national assembly, the legislative
branch of the present German gov
ernment.
GOMPERS DINES
WITH DUKE
IN PARIS
Munitions Broker and A. F.
of L. Delegates Other
Guests; League of Nations
Criticized by Labor Leader
By LOWELL MELLETT
( United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Paris, March 5.--How Russian no
bility and American labor discussed
"cabbages and kings" at a luncheon
in the Hotel Ritz became known to
day, although the affair wasn't ex
actly public.
The American labor missioners,
headed by Samuel Gompers, were the
guests yesterday of Grand Duke
Alexander. The luncheon was ar
ranged by Charles Mayer, New York
munitions broker. The chief topic of
conversation was bolshevism, al
though the league of nations and
President Wilson came in for more
or less debate.
The tall aristocrat, gray-Vandyked
duke, and the sturdy little labor
leader presented a strange physical
contrast, but they are said to have
reached striking degree of unanimity
of opinion. The grand duke was un
sparing in his criticism of Wilson.
Gompers, pointing out his own inde
pendence, said he supported or op
posed the president, as .he occasion
demanded.
The grand duke expressed scorn of
the league of nations, calling it a
"dbughboy-Tommy scheme," and
saying that while the rest of the
world might accept the "Anglo
American plan" temporarily, it
would eventually have a league of
its own.
'i'he construction of the league, he
concluded, made him think of the
way French poker is played -- with
leuces and joker wild. Now, he de
clared, Wilson has gone home with
the deuces and the joker in his pock
et.
No return luncheon has been ar
ranged.
BANKERS [NTERTAINING
ROSS IEYVOLITIONIST
(Special United Press Wire.)
New York, March 5.-When Ma
dame Breshkeovckaya, the "little
grandmother oa ;lhe Russian revolu
tion," last came to America she took
refuge among the lowliest of the po
litical refugees, and was sheltered by
Jane Addams at Hull house, Chicago.
She has returned, and this time she
seems to be the guest of the National
City bank of New York. Her inter
preter and guide is one William W.
Welch, who was a junior officer of
the Petrograd branch of the National
City bank. Accompanying her as a
witness before the senate committee
was Roger Smith, manager of that
branch of the great Wall street in
stitution.
When last Breshkovkaya was in
America the big bank's lawyer, Elihu
Root, wanted all Russian political
refugees treated as criminals. To
day she comes asking for foreign
troops with which to establish in
Russia a government which will en
able these foreign bankers to exploit
the Russian commercial field. And
she travels in our best moneyed so
ciety on this occasion.
SPRUCE FOREST
BHERO TO RUN
Because of the "insistence" of
"sum" labor leaders, Willum Kutts.
hero of the spruce forests, has con
- sented to run for mayor bn the demo
cratic ticket.
WILSON GLUTTION ll
FOR THE LIME -
LIGHT
Says Senator Moses; While
Republicans Rap Presi
dent He Is Prepared for
League "Show Down."
WILSON FOR PRESIDENT
IN NINETEEN-TWENTY
While Politicians Battle,
President Sails for France
and Will Continue Even
Tenor of His Way.
(Special United Press Wire.)
Washington, March 4.---President
Wilson plans to leave Washington
this afternoon in the midst of the
bitterest light in his political career.
Returning to France to complete his
work on the league of nations, he
leaves behind definite assurance that
a sufficient numnlber of repulican
senators have pledged .themisellves to
defeat the ratification of the league I
if presented to the next senate in its
present tortm.
The issue is clean cut. Every re
publican senator who has been so
riously spoken of as a presidential
possibility has alijgned himself
against the president'~s, league plan.
The fate of. the league rests in the
hands of the rank and Zile of tie
American peoiple. On their deciston'
also depends whether those Taft re
publicans out of congress who favor
the present league document will
control the republican party in 1920
or whether Senator Lodge and his
colleagues in the senate will be iin
the saddle when the campaign year
rolls around.
Republican senators stated the re
publicans wish to make the league
dociment a party issue, going before
the country in an aggresive campaign
and staking everything on the peo
ple's decision.
The president's friends say this is
agreeable to him. They believe, if
necessary. he may even stand for re
election in 1920 with tile league cov
enant as an issue.
Bills failing to pass include the
army, navy, Indian, agriculture, sun
dry civil general deficiency appropri
ation bills, hundred million measure
to provide farm houses for soldiers
and sailors oil leasing and water
power bills.
Wilson arrived at the capitol I
about 11 o'clock and went immedi
ately to his room to sign the neces
sary bills. He signed the $1,000,
000,000 bill guaranteeing the farm
ers a price of $2.26 for this season's
wheat crop as his first act after
reaching the capitol. He also signed
the diplomatic and consular appro
priation, public lands, validation,
military academy appropriation, Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation and
senate pension bills.
Wilson left Washington this aft
ernoon prepared for a "show down"
before the people in a fight with ser
ate republicans. He will not change
his plans to return to France on
schedule and has not relaxed his de
termination to call no extra session
of congress now, it is officially stated.
Wilson believes the people will de
mand the ratification of the league
covenant when the time comes
Senator Moses issued a statement I
severely criticising Wilson for "his
gluttony for the limelight" and ex
plaining an extra session would have
to be called before June 30, due to
the failure of the army bill's passage.
He said, "the republicans have been
guided by patriotism rather than
partisanship and have not attempted
to block any message vital to essen
tial industries of the country. The
president's reluctance to have even a
subordinate congress in session at
any time is well.known. His gluttony
for the limelight is well known and is
exceptionally danigerous at the pres
ent minute. There are senators on
both sides who believe the presi
dent's dogged refusal to summon
congress at the present is due to his
desie to monopolizcrj, the interna
tional stage.
"Failpure of the army bill will
Sautomatically reduce the army to a
pre-war fighting basis of 175,000
t men on June 30. "We are obligated
Sto maintain in France substantially
- half a million men," Moses added. I
"These overseas forces must-be made
up of drafted men now abroad."
He said the public should "appeal
for the immed4ate return of the
Stroops."
TH~ WEATHER.
Fair and warmer Fot. tomorrow;
rising tenperaitur,
(Special United Press \VIirn, i
New Yt tk, A1;',.11 . The
I i1ii S lu 'l t L'(, tl' \ ' miii.I'- t
trl'lrr'ing l i resildi(Il \v i Il , l nl
hrilý Iu F t.' e e. il; -,'I l Smaill\
1,,k aip d dli t edl illl, Iia 10 o
ii'at ir:\ o el thi\ inorn
ing.. live w\ari"hilp+ imutl live it
t iro'ers' escor'l in g.
'Thereoi' was a rlo si,'_ ,t'I,,lulf'1
Is ile irati sjrr(tl i ias e'.(l ( lii
iarchri'i ll ri!t, lwhich.l. i I lli ,e
, fith pi,isitdentiil ai lll -. \W ar'
vessels anoll redI p l Iri.er' I1i
llr.1 ius fil i tl, li e ii 1
,we,' 1I y cli~nhre inoll+ ilth'
rigging chiteetiring irttlni l sierli
s l' r iiri'e waved \ lil l ch . rr' .
iThe wild idemruintrlrlriori al
lejldini' the i re'sid el 's fti'rs
dle clrture to E~laroe was liek
inig'. The ex lt horn, ' ll ' sail
inig l a l .s ui crllin\tV I l tl hei rerls
Iuere' li glise w .. il "ruirrl . .ssei
river Iai" wa\s ai iantl li are oil
,1hilpp i i itle I i , it Jr r li 'i
stri ike.
\ illt is v r'vy wel\'l Itiease, i
w i hli Ili , ,ilin l nti ill ilt'
tl' il.til .llles l rirl ro el'hr li, ihe
l1,11 ,\\'\ s ilm(l r en i bi"' I'tre
aidling. He says lie is "si -
praiinri(ly cnt iderii lithe l'Iople
will I il'k up his I, lean;u ' li in
"':very sltateilelil I lillile ii
I \v Sleech last ni i,,h ni l a v
rl ' i "ller ntlr ii I titve nilili
s.ilt' m i'elliru In Ilit'e l'lliti
the ll ei , i l i I or iii r iiii lih ,
lit i s ii niili ily Ior ll' kiii ,
iofl erillinin 1i nll e ioi dietd legis
litititi is tlel!f' ii'l well kni nxx'i
I tihe iluhblie. The resi,.pns
illiiliy doei nos t neeid to be
sihireil."
Tite ire.silirit ftlodl liri i.-s
well pleased with the liroglpess
f' thlie rpeare inleren e sil ce
he let't lParis land dr L iner eil le
Iprobbly will reiturn Io Arlitr
ia llninich sauner ihtui expelede
as a resilit.
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
WILL PAY ALL OAMACES
(Special United Press Wire.)
Mexico City, March 5. --The MAlex
icanl government went on rectord last
night, favoring the payment of all
just damages resulting fromi the revo
lution, liquidation of all foreign dlebts
and an amendment to the confisca
tiory oil law. Tihe pronouncement was
made at a banquet to American inews
paper men.
MISS HANKIN i10s
FAREWELLTO HOUSE
Washington, March 5.-Jeannette
Rankin of Montana, the only woman
who ever served in congress, made
her farewell speech in the house yes
terday just before adjournment. She
paid a tribute to the membership for
courtesy shown her and expressed
regret at leaving congress without
woman suffrage by' constitutional
amendment an accomplished fact.
SITUATION CRITICAL
Berlin, March .----Government mo
bilizing guards of regulars despite
the radicals' claim that government
forces had promised to join the
rebels, who declared the rest of the
country is organized and readly to
join the new revolution.
MONTAxNA \VEATHEIR.
Warnier; probably rain in east
portion.
AN EXPLANATION
Due Ito a largely increased cir
1 culation iin the IpSt two months,
I the IBulletin is forced to ask its
)I rea'de t( It satisfied w:th a four.'
I page pap(r four dlaty a w.ek, andl
v i eight pages two days a, week, un
lit a new supply of paper arrives.
i When it is iplssible to do so,
the ultletin will give its readlers
a ltI5er enouglh papIer to cover the
a g'enera news field " Jo the entile
satisfaction of all it,8s eders. in
the meantimel we ll C. aW ure our
,,uppor'ter tIhat the policy of Ilth
I)a uiley u in lle in ! ýtftinlo to
militantly alvocall4 th}e iIter.sts
o' th1, many :Is a gfat the few.
GEBMAN UYVEHN-M
MENT FACING
OVERTHROW
Berlin Disorders Are Grow
ing and General Strike Is
Spreading, According to
Latest Dispatches.
SPATACANS IN CONTROL
STRONGLY ENTRENCHED
Demands, of Workers Pre
sented; Political Prisoners
Must Be Released; Co-Op
eration With Russ Soviets
( p'eial 1 nited Pret s \Vir e.)
C('openhag-en, 3arehi 5. The (lr-l
Unian govenllllellt is toliday tracing ltic
gravestl posible ., inll test ofl' althor
,ty. dispatches indicate.
With lI'erlin disorder' s growing, a
general strike is repllortled to hu\'.
spr'ead to l'.ipsle. \l'here lthe Spait
OI1ns( 1 ' 1;i1i ' ; (sr to be ntrllllhed toll
Ippose lar'l110 folrce,,1 of i gollic rnenlltll
roo---byps apl'proaching the city.
Plunderin g ;fill rioting is repori,'l
n all i 'parts of Il;erli. 111ood i; 1 'row
ng scall erll owin g to th e' oIll ill r ( o Ii
,tl :a: resulting from tl tu plunId a lting.
Berlin, Marc"h :. The demn|oil of
thil revolutionary radicals presenton
Io hl l ovtlll'rc' nlln e t onigh to f it Ill :
'I:rri ol o e tVl on oh; o Ho lti.) ia
denblerg, ludndorff and Von Tirpitz
--by a people's tribuna ; the ncing d
i (ctnie release of all political eforison
ers; disrmlal i t of all volulltlor
egill n it s ilold the uphuilding oft un
red guard; estalblishlnent of political
and commnercial alliance with y-the
RIIssian soviets.
UNITED STATES FACES
lUNUSUnl AL SIAl TION
y [,. ('. MAltTIN
(seekinged Press WSaff lCorrespo ndell nt.)
Washingto Il 11 :arch I-- 1Vitl Pres
the Uniboo ed S les is fatcing an un
trecedented siituationl. Never blCefo re
inl i|ts historly l is clngressO , left un
done so nmuh as has lho1 Sixty-fifth
when it quit yesterday, so the records
Show.
fGovernmen IIl , oflicials areC intenlly
seeking sIIe way 1to prei' vII t seriousll
Conlsequences ill more I 111tl o e10 di
rection.
By failing to pass th $71ro,000,000
railroad appropriathon the sentle
lad it nec0,0essary for Ihe rloads to
borrow mouy at a high rate of in
te lirest fro private sourclis u il
Congress g aill coveIV, 'ln to meet its
$3,S10,0100 deficiency.
Ex tension and bettermf ents in the
ervic thvewh lich have to e for'gon
for the present, officials declared, bIe
In the army appropriation bill fail
ing allyo pass-, there was ill appropria
Tion of $4,110,000 for transportation
of the arlmy part of this for bringing
soldiers bk frolilm France.
Congress, however, points out that
the returnll of te army depends nmoren
oni the speeldy finishing of the work
of the peace conference than on ap
propriations.
Congress id njollrned without lmak
ing any provisions for the futt're of
,nen ren'lling rolm Franco who may
I uilabl llto rxclIn to log'ie flother o(l
pat t f k.
They failed to pass $100,000,000
Lane bill providing for reclamation
of lands as soldiers' homesteads.
Special prohibition enforcem11ent,
legislation failed to pass.
Senator Sheppard. dry law author,
however, believes the present laws
are adequate.
Congress did nothing abort unenm
..o. 111.t. ar. ou. t of work.
JAPANESE FLEET
IS GROWING FAST
(lly Unitedi Press.)
Tokio. Feb. 6.--(By Mail.)-The
department of communication has
given out t report that shows that
the Japanuese mIerchatnt marine now
consists of 2,57 steamers and 12,
236 sailing vessels, the gross ton
nage of the former being 1,830,006,
of the latter 841,560, maklng an ag
gregate tonnage of 2,671,$$6. The
majority of the steamers, however,
are coasting vessels' not exceeding
1,000 tons. Oceangoing steamers of
more than 1,0I)I0 tons each aut llbe
51t9.
GOVERNMENT SOL
DIERS WAVERING
(e'ipial United Press \Vire.)
('openih gent, Alarlh i] . Se've'ral
unlllit . of gov(le nl'll lll llt II'tooll: a 'e'
repol'te 1 to lhe wave'ring in tltil'
loyall ". 'hrt'lre lddilionll div ision';
('Cre beinlg hurr(ied ino() th, (cit"
(ii er l'tlttl loopII ot,0it ,lllt'1 l 1
lillory depotls il ditl wi'arellholses aI
S.tiautl; , \there 17.1000) wtlorkers
iare striking.
Indepenlldetnt ,ociilists are slpll
ortlillng the strllike .. iIIl a decisionll
of llajoiritly sociailists and trades
I niloitiIts as ii sith li .c Ilhey
should join the lde.l, llnstrations is
exported hlolurly. Printers of non
radilcal newspatpers b'tluck with
out waiting for tlt' h Pelmll approv
al of their lnions. P'pers ,are nu
abl-e to publish,
RAILROADS TO GO
BACK TO THE
PARASITES
Two Courses Open, but Re
turn to Owners Is Fa
vored; Victory Loan May
Be Interferred With.
Ispeci:ial l'nited i l' it ss \\'ire. I
\althilngt' lion, t\ilrch it5. itreci l
( ll'l l liilies i. f rtlt I tl l ill P i Igt i p lil;
f(llor mo ng serious itls li iin tlrou bib
tt n roi lit i- the rall i ll(l d adl ilil (11t.1 i
tio, i llt , i 1 the ug s nit' l t f I11ilui' e I(t
pla i t hl 'll ,..ittg i l ,i 11 1i 1 ,tli ,,,lioi .
The two cliursei of ll i'li llsngg :
ed for solving difficulties :lre: Ri
iurn of the rail'oads to pr'ivate mnu
ag.lenl, the governmlnt to (xU-ri,-.
(i form of gill'rdlnslhip pending r,
lijll.ilslnl tl to Ilf! \',illlh (t- lili! .+, 1U l
any systemr or to have th, ill ' nti l -
bOrlOW mllllley fromli banliking int, r
esIt;. anltly ,' NIi l i a l lla somn l. l --ý
road aditl nii istrlt Iiln officials I '
coulnlielling the first l. urs' . T ii "
point out i 1'e dl if'ie. ill of the .
co lrse is that if the goli, 'r'n nt (oe:
not acikli lip lthe rO :lflS; II ltt niipliltg
to h(rrol ' l money I hI ' ,. Il I I xpl .
!'llo e great difficuliy, an1d if the g.t.
ernt.'l i . does secure al i such loln.;
it wouil erilte it condition wtlie
!tor',ellllnt railroad honds wvould be
e, ilpet i.g I t i ii the Liberty loi,1i
hond:( and nlol ts oi- the open ml arknl t.
0, , P. CETTIMN REAOY
FORNEXTBIGTALKFEEST
(ISpecial l'nited 'ro's Wire.
\1'ushington, March .5. lep hli
ian leallde'rs .o t today to org itli'e
the next hoiuse of representatives f'il
the first session of Ihe nl;li( e"otgr:' ,ss.
The lirst hlusinliss of lhe co illml\ ti).'
of collnlit teen llmade up of fi i.Lel
bers, one from .eah republican st..(ttw
(delhgEltion, 'is to ('choose , floort lead
er ; and a steer(1illg conmmriittee.
Thie next thing will be the assign
mlen(. of Illtm Pmb 1s to \ niOIS hous
CO lllllill 'S atlld1 1i ' dral' ing (of oughl
details of i legisltliv\ v ptrogralm
which the republleans hopel to. start
before the lnet congr':-; is tl anly
days old.
'The c('om0 itlee meetin lgs umai ((,II
tiniluc a weeuk. said .Hannl. it1 st:t I
he would not be thi floor lead. r.
Longiw 'Ilt is theI choice of (CillllI
slaltedl 'II e the next .speaker. l thil
llt'entionl'l iare Moor.'. Molnd1 'll anil
MANY ClECHS WERE
MARTYRS IN THE WAD
fly FRANK .J. TAYLOR
ill nilld Press Staff 'orresit'snolden. I
I'rarue,. Czecho-Slovakia, Feb. 5.--I
I By Mail.) The "pussive resist
anice." as the war tille opposition of
the I 'z'cho-Slovalik ipeopl to the old
Austrian - lunl'garian governllmient is
called, was anl exceedingly effective
n~llps of lighting the Haplllsburgs, as
aftIer-the-war ' rt\('lationl show.
T'Ihough thli c'z'echo-Slovaks were
sulppl'ressed too coiCmpletely to revolt
with lforce Illtil toward the end of
tll" war, they refused to fight for
Austria. Th'llousands escaped and
Jjoined tiie Russian, Italian and
Il're nh armies, and against these
countrymen the conscripted Czeclio
Slovaks 'refused to fight. They were
dral'led into the army, and in mlany
iae:; sent to tile frout.
NORTH DAKOTA'S
LEGISLATURE
ADJOURNS
League Program Is Enacted
and the Session Winds Up
Its Business in Record
Time.
FIVE BI BILLS ARE
PASSED BY FARMERS
State Bank Is but One of
the Things Opposed by
Parasites and Approved
by the Working People.
Hlis:llla . N. 1)., .\larl'i i. n111 h
btoth .houtse o the legislat-ure, all
ate oticers and I hlunldrdts of follarm
visitors to Bisicrk.., (Gov. Lynn ,1.
l,'razhir of North I)ikolfa last Tuesdilv
signet I hI st i of princi i ipal leagItl
billis p's I , d y i t1 l ieg 'iislalture.
:(((e h bil tl lwnt ito efelt as th
.out "1or sign.d Ii. all carrying eat' r
I nt clI( Iill o It , to give the..
opposition oppnftni' ty to lest !ht
set itnti (if iii ( It o le1 of North fa
ulat :I tl" , itt .,i a s ti t desire to do s ,it
(I ,ut ti 'is too er tah."it.
xptlinio l t it rt '1' w1 no dispo;si
lion to ictt1 an i, t U
Iliai Bill', .11A P w': esd.
Th, "lbi. 'iv\ bills signed by (;ot
erro r l 'l [J I cZ rI I I. or, I t, f e I t1 0 11h 8,; 1.,
T'hc bill 'antingi he C It sta indhtis
trial ciintllission, a llho'iztd to o.n
ductl ll ft ls of bu.i1 l',., i which
the sl t e i,nl' in . t.ti ng e.
'T'h' hill cr'l, ing the lPa k of
':trth lDha otta. which will ten ble ti'h
l. illd, itt ft'igs to 14) Jill anlC td ntlld
\\st will prot tilt 'hto o per rlI (stale
lo ail, i .rl' l ]1 o111 0 falrllofS.
'l'hl( hill c .ra ilng tile North Dl kota
Mill and Ehvatoi, :s.-sociation nlu
Ihoriziln,' hth ,<tat to build itIh[
opt rath It rmil i le(vLIto'., flout'
('otntinued on Page Ftlour.l
I0,000 RIFLES ARE SENT
TO THE IlEClIS IN RUSIll
11ridlgeport, Conn., .March 5. -A
shipment of t..),111)0 ritles, occupying
u10 freight, cars, for the ('zec'ho
SIlovak forces it V1adivostk, Siberia,
slarled fromt here Pel). 2S. Ordered
for the KIrensky regimte, they have
icon in 11 warehouse blre since last
.lily. Forty-live thousand rities were
sent to Russia six weeks ago, it was
lea rned here today.
CHIIA.GES UNFOUNDED
SAYS SENATE COMMITTEE
SSpecial 1United 1Press ir'e.)
Waslitngtilon, hlarh l. ---The sen
ate cammittee that investigated thia
F'ord eagle hboat cOlllr1cts reportedt
"no charge a gainstt either the gov
·lrllntl of the F'Iord compalnllly is SitS
tainied by evidenle."
RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKI
TO START OFFENSIVE
(Special United Press Wire.)
iondon, a.ulrch 5.-- War Minister
Trotsky, addressing the Pan-Russian:l
soviet congress in Petrograd Feb. 25.
announced ilans for a gýlerall hol
sheviki offn:asive on allnbronts, ac
cording to a Helsilgfors dislpatch re
ceived today.
Plan Tokio "L" Lines.
I BY United Press.)
Tai, h b'eb. 1.--(By Mail.)
Plans have been submitted by sev
eral of Ith leading financiers of
I. pan to hbild four elevated electric
railway lines to relieve the present
deltorlable congestion of surface line
trafl'e. The application for permit
to build provides for a capital of
$12.0st,eO00. It is estimated that
the lines would cost $600,000. One
elevated line nlow is nearing com
pIlet ion.